"My Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my registered interest on this matter. Does the Minister accept that this issue has been festering for all the 10 years since the disastrous Brexit vote and that successive Governments have so far failed to bring forward new initiatives to crack it? …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister will be aware, from our earlier discussion on the steel legislation that went through this House, of my concern relating to the availability of steel for defence purposes. Can he give an assurance that in considering these changes the Government have given full attention to the …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"My Lords, in supporting the noble Baroness’s plea on behalf of the Gaelic language, and as a one-time board member of S4C, there was never a time when S4C had the certainty of adequate future funding. Is the Minister aware that S4C has called for more medium-term funding through a …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"My Lords, I am delighted to support the amendment put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and I agree with his earlier analysis. As it happens, I agree with a lot of what the noble Lord, Lord Redwood, said on this as well. Whereas there may be certain safeguards …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Wilson, on his valedictory speech and wish him a very happy and long retirement.
This Bill has had a long gestation period but, if anything, that has made such legislation—or at least parts of it—all the more necessary. As far as …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"My Lords, I am glad to have the opportunity to support Amendment 23, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, concerning a jobs and industrial transition strategy, which is very much in in line with the comments I made in our previous debate. The question of protecting skilled employment, in …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"My Lords, I am delighted to support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and to be following the noble Lord, Lord Redwood. I am sorry the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, is not in his place at the moment, but both he and the noble Lord, Lord Redwood, …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"My Lords, I want to speak briefly to Amendment 28, which deals with pension liabilities of the undertaking that has gone into state ownership. Some noble Lords will remember in our pensions Bill debates that we had the example of Allied Steel and Wire, where employees, who had been given …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"Before the Minister sits down, will he please address the question of why steelworkers in Scunthorpe, Port Talbot or anywhere else should have faith in the Government’s provisions for pensions when they failed to safeguard the pensions of Allied Steel workers in Cardiff and continue to do so?..." Lord Wigley - View Speech